encabestrar

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Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ cabestro (halter) +‎ -ar, or alternatively a Vulgar Latin root *incapistrāre,[1] from Latin capistrāre. Compare Portuguese encabrestar, Catalan and Occitan encabestrar, French enchevêtrer, Italian incapestrare, Sardinian incrabistare, Romanian încăpăstra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enkabesˈtɾaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ca‧bes‧trar

Verb

encabestrar (first-person singular present encabestro, first-person singular preterite encabestré, past participle encabestrado)

  1. to halter (put a halter on)
    Antonym: desencabestrar

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